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Category Archives: transhumanism
McConkie: The First Deadly Heresy
According to Bruce R. McConkie, then member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church (June 1, 1980, in a fireside address at BYU): Heresy one: There are those who say that God is progressing in knowledge … Continue reading
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The Earth Will Soon Be Sentient
I’ve written another blog piece for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (http://ieet.org), this time on the future evolution of the Earth. It can be read and commented on at http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/hansen20110919. If you are so inclined you can also comment … Continue reading
NASA: Encounter with a Centaur
On Monday, September 12, I attended a VIP tour at a NASA encampment in the Arizona desert north of Flagstaff. At this site (for the previous 2 weeks), space scientists and engineers had been testing their hardware, software, and communication’s … Continue reading
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Using Digital Technology for Diplomacy
Over the past two years, the State Department has been working to upgrade its digital platforms. This work is being accomplished under the tutelage of Alec Ross, senior advisor for innovation to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Ross’s efforts … Continue reading
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The Wrath of God
The planet has had its share of earth-shattering events lately. Think earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes and the like. Is God sending his wrathful vengence, is He signaling the Last Days? Apparently, fewer and fewer of Americans think so. According to Stephen Prothero, writing for … Continue reading
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Anti-science, Religion, and the Tea Party
For NYT’s columnist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman (SLTrib 30 Aug 2011), anti-science among Tea Party Republicans is a concern: [Rick] Perry, the governor of Texas [and Republican candidate for President], recently made headlines by dismissing evolution as “just a … Continue reading
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“Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” A Review
The movie “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (which was directed by Brit indie filmmaker Rupert Wyatt) is a great summer movie which can be enjoyed on multiple levels: Escapist summer fun A paean to animal rights An expose on the perils of obsession A … Continue reading
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Eternal Progression
“When Carl Sagan, the late astronomer and science advocate and popularizer, gave the Gifford Lectures (published as The Varieties of Scientific Experience), he–the (soft) atheist–speaking of the relation between science and religion describes science as “informed worship”. His wife, the … Continue reading
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Are Institutional Churches Becoming Obsolete?
I recently wrote another blog piece for the Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies (http://ieet.org) on the future viability of institutional churches. It can be read and commented on at http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/hansen20110726. If you are so inclined, you can also comment on … Continue reading
Leonard J. Arrington on the Metaphorical
In Stephen C. Taysom’s Sunstone article (Jun 2011) titled “Approaching the First Vision Saga,” discusses the role of the metaphorical in religion, and in Mormonism in particular: . . . (Leonard J. Arrington) writes that he “was never preoccupied with the … Continue reading
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